Craig R. Barrett
Chairman of the Board
Intel Corporation
Craig Barrett is chairman of the board of Intel Corporation and a leading advocate for improving education in the U.S. and around the world. He is also a vocal spokesman for the value technology can provide in raising social and economic standards globally.Craig Barrett was born Aug. 29, 1939, in San Francisco, Calif. He attended Stanford University in Palo Alto, California from 1957 to 1964, and received his Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science. After graduation, he joined the faculty of Stanford University in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and remained through 1974, rising to the rank of Associate Professor. Dr. Barrett was a Fulbright Fellow at Danish Technical University in Denmark in 1972 and a NATO Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Physical Laboratory in England from 1964 to 1965. Dr. Barrett is the author of over 40 technical papers dealing with the influence of microstructure on the properties of materials, and a textbook on materials science, Principles of Engineering Materials.
Dr. Barrett joined Intel Corporation in 1974 as a technology development manager. He was named a vice president of the corporation in 1984, promoted to senior vice president in 1987, and executive vice president in 1990. Dr. Barrett was elected to Intel Corporation's Board of Directors in 1992 and was named the company's chief operating officer in 1993. He became Intel's fourth president in May 1997, chief executive officer in 1998 and chairman of the Board on May 18, 2005.
Dr. Barrett serves as chairman of the United Nations Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development, and is an appointee to the President's Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations and to the American Health Information Community. He co-chairs the Business Coalition for Student Achievement and the National Innovation Initiative Leadership Council, and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the U.S. Council for International Business. As chair of the National Academy of Engineering, Dr. Barrett promotes the Academy and its policies to the engineering community and the public. In addition, he is a member of the National Governors' Association Task Force on "Innovation America," the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, and the Committee on Scientific Communication and National Security. Dr. Barrett also serves on the Board of Directors of the U.S. Semiconductor Industry Association, the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, the National Forest Foundation, Achieve, and TechNet.
Hands-on Leadership for Results in Education
"The beauty of technology is it's what you know, not who you know. It's a great leveler."
Dr. Barrett, who perfected the process for manufacturing Intel's powerful microprocessors, is the corporation's fourth president and knows firsthand the impact of putting an excellent education within reach. An adviser to Stanford University, Dr. Barrett earned a Ph.D. in materials science there, then spent 10 years on the faculty before joining Intel in 1974.
Dr. Barrett is passionate in his commitment to opening the gates of opportunity for students by raising academic standards, improving school quality and opening access to higher education and technology for a wider range of students. He has testified before Congress about strengthening math, science and technology education; advised the President on education issues, and has been an outspoken advocate for higher standards in schools.
In addition to serving as co-chair (with Tom Engibous of Texas Instruments, Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. of IBM, and Ed Rust of State Farm) of NAB's Business Coalition for Excellence in Education, Dr. Barrett served on the National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century (also known as the Glenn Commission). He is a board member of Achieve, Inc., the national organization that helps states bolster the quality of testing, accountability, and academic rigor in schools. Intel particularly supports Achieve's Mathematics Achievement Partnership (MAP), a unique collaboration among states that will create a new assessment and teaching and learning strategies to assist U.S. 8th-graders in mastering the challenging foundations of algebra and geometry to the level routinely taught in the highest performing countries.
Dr. Barrett also is a member of the National Commission on Service-Learning that is developing recommendations and an action plan to make quality community-service opportunities connected to student learning available to all K-12 students.
Realizing the power of education to motivate, inspire and sow the seeds of creativity and innovation, Dr. Barrett thrives on seeing firsthand the tangible results of Intel's contributions to revitalizing education. His leadership for excellence in education has included active participation at the Intel-sponsored International Science and Engineering Fair, and he personally kicked off the Computer Clubhouse Network-one of Intel's strategies for closing the "digital divide"- in Boston in February 2000.
More Information
- Intel Science Talent Search Awards Scholarships Totaling $530,000 - 3/12/01
- Next Generation Scientists and Inventors Gather in Silicon Valley for Prestigious Science Competition - 5/7/01
- Four Area Non-Profits Selected to Host Intel Computer Clubhouses - 8/27/01
- National Alliance of Business Honors Intel CEO for Contributions to Education - 11/6/01
- Intel Expands Teacher Development Program to All US K-12 Teachers and Pre-Service Faculty - 11/15/01
- Institute of International Education Honors Intel President and CEO for Education Leadership - 11/19/01
